A vehicle traveling on Crystal Drive by Taco Bell in La Grange Tuesday struck a 17-year-old male pedestrian. Witnesses told police the teen darted into traffic while walking with a large group. Emergency crews transported the teen to Baptist Northeast for treatment. Police are investigating.

The Closet, a free clothing ministry, has recently expanded. After beginning last summer with one storage unit in the American Mini-Storage at Ky. 329 and Interstate 71, the ministry has quadrupled in size to four units. Director Rita Carrithers said the ministry is now serving more than 100 people per week. The Closet, which is sponsored by Crestwood Baptist Church, will offer a half-hour worship service at the site two Thursdays a month, beginning at 7 p.m. May 21. The Closet is open 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m.

Debris from January’s ice storm piled by residents along county roads is finally gone. At Tuesday’s Oldham County Fiscal Court meeting, Judge-Executive Duane Murner complimented the county road department for the “mammoth undertaking” of removing the debris, and thanked officials from the Kentucky State Reformatory and Roederer Correctional Complex for the inmate labor provided to help the road crews.

Oldham County Dollars for Scholars, established in 2004, will host their fifth-annual Awards Ceremony from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Monday at the Oldham County Schools Arts Center, located at 7105 Floydsburg Road in Crestwood. The public is invited to attend to help honor these outstanding students. A total of 52 scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors. The scholarship amounts range from $500-$5,000 and total about $50,000.

Members of the La Grange City Council heard the first reading of the 2009-10 budget at their meeting Monday night. The estimated budget revenues total $4,481,290. The estimate expenses total the same amount – expenses for the year include more than $1 million for the police and public works department as well as municipal administration.